Last year was "the year of the data breach," with Target, Home Depot and Sony the most prominent in a long list of compromised companies. Never letting a good lawmaking … Read the full story by Katy Bachman

Google has made a jump with voice search, giving third-party application developers support for voice features in apps running on Android devices. The move comes as Microsoft Bing expands Cortana … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

AT&T's wireless customers who were throttled for consuming too much data weren't harmed by the slowdowns, the telecom says in new court papers. The company adds that people who signed … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Earlier this month, Brian Williams' return was thrown into doubt as the story flared back into the limelight with the apparent completion of an internal investigation at NBC into Williams' … Read the full story by Adam Buckman

The WPP CEO has retained his title as Adland's Pay King for 2014. He was the highest paid Adland chief in 2013 as well, earning a total of about $50.4 … Read the full story by Steve McClellan

Numerous law firms, including Pomerantz LLP, The Rosen Law Firm, Johnson & Weaver, Wolf Popper LLP, and Block & Leviton LLP, are launching investigations into potential securities fraud by the … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

Three-fourths of brand marketers plan to increase their programmatic budgets this year, citing an increase in sales, the ability to personalize ads and the ability to use CRM data as … Read the full story by Tyler Loechner

In a move that industry execs say is tantamount to a gag order, Nielsen this week sent a tersely worded warning to clients that they would be violating the "permissible … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

First-quarter 18-49 prime-time audiences sank 12% among the top four broadcast networks and were down 10% among top non-kids cable networks, according to an analysis of Nielsen TV C3 research. … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

The stock fell 27.8% from its previous close ($27.98) on Monday, when the company confirmed an ongoing SEC investigation looking at a number of issues and acknowledged that CEO Miles … Read the full story by Larissa Faw

For ESPN, it's now hardball against Verizon. ESPN has filed a lawsuit against Verizon for "breach of contract," as Verizon FiOS announced efforts to allow consumers to reconfigure their pay … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

In a move that could accelerate the shift toward so-called "viewable" ad impressions, the Association of National Advertisers this morning issued an advisory to its members, asking them to transition … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The Association of National Advertisers and the 4A's Friday afternoon announced a new task force comprised of senior marketer and agency executives to take "decisive action to address concerns about … Read the full story by Joe Mandese